She's wearing our Lilly c. 1900 underbust corset made in a pink and gold lame checked fabric with a hot pink lace overlay. We made this corset for her costume for Planet Hollywood's Peep Show in March of 2009.

April 7, 2010

What is a rabbit punch?
Watch and see it in action. A skillful Period Corsets® employee punches 3/4" holes in a corset pattern and hangs it on the pattern rack for efficient storage. She is using a rabbit punch, which gets it's name, not surprisingly by looking a bit like a rabbit.

April 2, 2010

Friday was our last day at the USITT conference. We debuted the newest addition to our line of corsets, the c.1725 Louisa corset. (See above on the form in the foreground) This Louisa corset is made with a double layer of cotton coutil and a white linen/cotton blend. The corset is paired with a custom length Peasant Petticoat made in a rustic woven blue/grey cotton.

Rebecca White from Otterbein College in Ohio. She visited our booth first thing on Thursday to enter our drawing, and won a Period Corsets® garment. In our email newslettter reminding everyone to visit us at USITT, we invite you to drop off a business card to enter a drawing at the conference--the lucky winner picks one of our corsets, petticoats or skirt supports. You have to be on our newsletter list to be invited!

Our lucky winnner, Rebecca chose one of our skirt supports, a size medium 19th c. bustle. She's doing a production of "A Doll's House" next year and according to Rebecca, "I really don't want to make that!" Rebecca, we are glad to help you get jump on your build!

Thanks to everyone who visited our booth. It was wonderful to see you all!

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